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Nerdsplosion

Sean Clark

Leisure

Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 94

Hosted by Mathematician and writer, John Wintroub, usually alongside prospective journalist, Sean Clark, Nerdsplosion is an entertainment podcast covering the latest in film, television and anime. You'll often find us arguing about who is Re:Zero's best girl, whether Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the best Star Wars film or which JoJo's villain is the most evil. Whether you're sailing the high seas of the Grand Line or utterly obsessed with Arcane, this might just be the right place for you.

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🇺🇸 USA - Animation & Manga
07/02/2026
#89
🇺🇸 USA - Animation & Manga
06/02/2026
#52

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https://thegww.com/the-cws-diverse-shows-are-not-disposable/
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https://www.instagram.com/d00mie22
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Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 70: Invisible zombies

Season 1 · Episode 70

Sunday, September 11, 2022 • Duration 01:08:48

This week, John Wintroub and Sean Clark discuss episodes 13 & 14 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean and Danganropa: Trigger Happy Havoc.

0:00 - Intro

0:35 - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean episodes 13 & 14 discussion

29:25 - Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc discussion

1:07:48 - Outro

John Wintroub’s Twitter: @TheToxic35

Sean Clark’s Twitter: @seanclarksports

Subscribe to the Nerdsplosion Substack: nerdsplosion.substack.com

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Nerdsplosion Podcast Episode of Luffy (feat. Devlin Nipper)

Season 1 · Episode 69

Wednesday, July 27, 2022 • Duration 41:20

John Wintroub is joined by Devlin Nipper on the first part of a series discussing each member of One Piece's Straw Hat Pirates, beginning with Monkey D. Luffy and the Marineford Arc.

0:00 - Intro

3:10 - Discussing Luffy’s character arc from the Sabaody Archipelago to Marineford

38:50 - Outro

Devlin Nipper’s Twitter: @Trackie_D

Follow the Nerdsplosion Substack: nerdsplosion.substack.com

John Wintroub’s Twitter: @TheToxic35

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Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 68: NieR: Automata & Emotional Blindness

Season 1 · Episode 68

Sunday, July 24, 2022 • Duration 01:08:17

John Wintroub and Sean Clark discuss the character development, themes and historical references of NieR: Automata.

0:00 - Intro

2:31 - Ghost in the Shell; Machines With Souls

11:11 - Pascal; No Courage Without Fear

16:20 - Become as Gods; Misplaced Faith

18:27 - Adam & Eve; Two Sides of a Broken Coin

27:20 - 2B; Avoidance of Pain

36:18 - 9S; Loss

39:37 - A2; A Tragic Existence

45:29 - 9S Reprisal; Seeing Red

52:27 - Ending C & D; The American Monomyth

55:39 - Ending E; Living Redemption

1:08:10 - Outro

Subscribe to the Nerdsplosion Substack: https://nerdsplosion.substack.com

John Wintroub’s Twitter: @TheToxic35

Sean Clark’s Twitter: @seanclarksports

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Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 67: Character Redemption in Obi-Wan Kenobi & Stranger Things 4 (feat. Michael Manny)

Season 1 · Episode 67

Saturday, July 16, 2022 • Duration 01:41:37

John Wintroub and Sean Clark are joined by Michael Manny to discuss how Obi-Wan and Stranger Things could learn from each other's successes and failings.

0:00 - Intro

2:06 - Obi-Wan Kenobi series general discussion

5:18 - Bridging the gap with Obi-Wan and Vader; where the man ends and the monster begins

24:24 - Obi-Wan rediscovering his humanity through Leia

30:02 - A series of sacrifices; the importance and disappointment of Tala’s death

32:56 - Reva & Redemption Without Death

42:55 - Renewed Love for the prequels

54:13 - Stranger Things 4 general discussion

1:04:57 - Steve Harrington; the heart of Hawkins

1:07:48 - Eddie, the lifeblood of Stranger Things 4; Stranger Things 4 and the American Monomyth

1:17:50 - Comatose Characters; the Schrodinger’s Cat of storytelling

1:22:13 - How the final season can learn from the prior’s failings & the unlikelihood of that lesson being learned

1:36:08 - Outro

Spotify link: Coming soon!

Michael Manny’s Twitter @michaelmanny98

Subscribe to the Nerdsplosion Substack: nerdsplosion.substack.com

John Wintroub’s Twitter: @TheToxic35

Sean Clark’s Twitter: @seanclarksports

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Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 66: The Future of the Mandalorian & News from Star Wars Celebration

Episode 66

Thursday, June 16, 2022 • Duration 01:51:45

John Wintroub and Sean Clark discuss the reveals at Star Wars Celebration - Anaheim 2022.

0:00 - Intro

2:16 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor receives its first teaser trailer

25:53 - How Mandalorian Season 3 can write Din Djarin’s redemption & how Star Wars handles character redemption compared to other fantasy stories (such as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Full Metal Alchemist and Re:Zero)

55:46 - Ahsoka news discussion and how it will act as a sequel to Rebels

1:05:16 - How Andor might enhance Rogue One

1:12:44 - What is Star Wars: Skeleton Crew?

1:19:11 - Tales of the Jedi’s exploration of Dooku, Qui-Gon and Ahsoka can feed into the failures of the Jedi

1:27:40 - The Bad Batch season 2 trailer discussion

1:35:45 - Star Wars Visions returns in Spring 2023 featuring stories from animation studios across the world

1:44:08 - Which future Star Wars story announced at Celebration are we most excited for?

1:46:35 - Outro

Subscribe to the Nerdsplosion Substack: nerdsplosion.substack.com

John Wintroub’s Twitter: @TheToxic35

Sean Clark’s Twitter: @seanclarksports

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Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 65: Will Kenobi Save Star Wars? (feat. Michael Manny)

Season 1 · Episode 65

Saturday, June 11, 2022 • Duration 01:46:36

John Wintroub and Sean Clark are joined by Michael Manny to discuss Multiverse of Madness and our complicated relationship with modern Star Wars.

0:00 - Intro

1:13 - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness discussion

40:52 - Kenobi Anticipation & the successes/failings of Disney Lucasfilm

1:40:10 - Outro

Follow Michael Manny on Twitter: @michaelmanny98

Subscribe to the Nerdsplosion Substack: nerdsplosion.substack.com

Follow John Wintroub on Twitter: @TheToxic35

Follow Sean Clark on Twitter: @seanclarksportsy98

Subscribe to the Nerdsplosion Substack: nerdsplosion.substack.com

Follow John Wintroub on Twitter: @TheToxic35

Follow Sean Clark on Twitter: @seanclarksports

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Nerdsplosion Podcast Special: Legends of Tomorrow Sadcast (feat. Michael Manny)

Tuesday, May 24, 2022 • Duration 32:03

John Wintroub and Sean Clark are joined by Michael Manny to talk about our disappointment with Warner Bros over the cancellation of DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman.

0:00 - Intro

0:44 - DC’s Legends of Tomorrow cancellation discussion

32:00 - Outro

The GWW's article "The CW's Diverse Shows are Not Disposable": https://thegww.com/the-cws-diverse-shows-are-not-disposable/

Michael Manny’s Twitter: @michaelmanny98

John Wintroub’s Twitter: @TheToxic35

Sean Clark’s Twitter: @seanclarksports

Subscribe to the Nerdsplosion Substack: nerdsplosion.substack.com

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Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 64: By the Horns and the Faulty Path of Vengeance (feat. Markisan Naso)

Episode 64

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 • Duration 53:49

John Wintroub is joined by comic book writer and metalhead Markisan Naso to discuss the first volume of his latest comic series, By the Horns, and some hints at what is to come in the next volume.

0:00 - Intro

0:57 - Interview with Markisan Naso, writer and co-creator of By the Horns

50:28 - Outro

By the Horns store: www.scoutcomics.com/collections/by-the-horns

Markisan Naso's Twitter: @DarthSan

By the Horns' Twitter: @BYTHEHORNScomic

John's Twitter: @TheToxic35

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Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 63: One Piece is the King of Shonen (feat. Devlin Nipper)

Episode 63

Monday, April 11, 2022 • Duration 50:15

John Wintroub discusses his first time watching One Piece with longtime fan Devlin Nipper and more on this week's episode of Nerdsplosion!

0:00 - Intro

0:26 - One Piece discussion (spoilers for the first 32 episodes) and why it is the king of Shonen storytelling

34:59 - How Arcane has changed the landscape for storytelling in animation

48:46 - Outro

John's Twitter: @TheToxic35

Devlin's Twitter: @Trackie_D

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Nerdsplosion Podcast Ep. 62: Moon Knight Premier & Netflix Sabotages Stone Ocean

Episode 62

Monday, April 4, 2022 • Duration 48:32

John Wintroub and Sean Clark discuss Netflix's mishandling of the release of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean and the first episode of Marvel's Moon Knight Disney+ series.

0:00 - Intro

0:51 - Episodes 13-24 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean to premier on Netflix Fall 2022

17:12 - Moon Knight episode 1 discussion

43:49 -Outro & Sean discussing the FIFA World Cup 2022 groups

John's Twitter: @TheToxic35

Sean's Twitter: @seanclarksports

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